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    >   Years ago, Central Arkansas Transit (CAT)...which is now known as Rock   
    > Region Metro (RRM), had a bus stop at the corner in front of my house.   
    > That route was discontinued years ago, and I'd have to walk a half mile   
    > to catch the bus. Masks are required, but you're worried about someone   
    > having COVID-19 on there...I'd rather take Uber.   
      
   I have bus stops on both sides of me -- all suitable for safe wheelchair   
   pickups. Theyt were getting older & the next ones in the other directino were   
   niot wheelcjhair accessible,so I wrote in  to the city & to Transit & within a   
   week they'd fixed & upgraded 4 blocks worth of stops!   
      
   Helps that I've built relationships(business, not romantic) in both   
   institutions.   
      
    >   I may end up doing that soon...I think I'm developing glaucoma. I see   
    > my eye doctor on Tuesday. I hope they can give me medication to slow it,   
    > otherwise, I risk going blind, and that'd be a real disaster. I'd rather   
    > sell my car and keep my eyesight...because if you go blind, you can't   
    > drive anyway.    
      
   Bet thing(being helpful, & healthy) for glaucoma is cannabis; in Canada you'd   
   not walk even a full block to buy some legally, & smoke it as soon as you exit   
   the shop/pharmacy.   
      
   Because we see it as a medicine slash recreational relaxant & we trust adults   
   with it same as we do for alcohol(which has far more deaths & health problems   
   associated with it); it was medical-only here in BC(but police were basically   
   told not to bother with arresting personal users) prior to last year's national   
   legalisation.   
      
   I spent a bit of time on the lioxcal decrininalisation campaign a few years   
   back & was delighted to have a 97yo man come sign the petition because ghe   
   doesn't want any of his grandkids to be stuck with a criminal record over one   
   bad choice, which potentially affects employability for life.   
      
    >   I did a treadmill stress test this past Tuesday, but all of the close   
    > parking spaces at Arkansas Heart Hospital Clinic in Little Rock were   
    > filled up (including the handicapped spots). So, I had to park at the   
    > far end of the lot, and walk down this slight incline of a hill...like   
    > on the treadmill stress test. However, I can't take as big or fast   
    > steps anymore, due to the arthritis throughout my body...especially in   
    > my hips and legs. So, I had to stop it after 2 minutes. I did get a   
    > note today from the clinic that "the test was normal". It's like when   
    > they ask for a urine specimen, and you just emptied your bladder before   
    > they got there...you hope that what you can produce will be enough for   
    > what they need.   
      
   I'd've thought youd be failed on the stress test for being so out of brearth   
   after that lnog waklj to get to it, but I guess it benchmarks based on your   
   heart & lungs' arrival status.  Conmgrats on the pass!  I try to time my last   
   pee before a lab visit so I'll have at least 30ml(1oz, 2tbsp) available in case   
   they need it.   
      
    >   I've had both Pfizer shots (got them this past April), but I wonder if   
    > it contributed to my atrial flutter/atrial fibrillation issues...although   
    > all the caffiene with diet green tea citrus was likely a factor as well.   
    > I'm now drinking Koolaid...but not the "Jim Jones Guyana Variety".      
      
   I had Pfizer, too. Yeah, caffeine isn't a heart's best friend. As I've just   
   finished a double-strength mug in triple speed. Trying to stay awake til   
   bedtime. . .   
      
      
    >   The dachshund and the chihuahua are two of the most likely dogs to bite   
    > folks they don't like. Dachshunds are hard to housebreak, and are rather   
    > stubborn (they want to do things their way). But, they are extremely loyal   
    > to their owners.   
      
   This chihuahua is an unofficioal rescue, gfrom an abusive situation (Exhibit   
   one: he was 2yo & had been in a diaper since the beginning, so had never been   
   outside to play, & go to the barthroom normally, &to just check the local p-   
   mail.   
      
   He caughton after one lesson (after his meal, taken outside & when he had to   
   go, he happily went in some grass, & from then on, he let us know when he   
   needed to go out.)   
      
   He's gone from 5olbs(underweight) to his proper ~8lbs with us on healthyier   
   food, & after having his rotted, in-pain, teeth removed, so eating isn't so   
   difficult; plus treating his allergies & skin infections. . .   
      
   When we first got him anyti9me he saw or heard me, he's growl (0theory is he   
   was abused by a tall male); I accepted this as nothing to do with me personally   
   & just patiently loved him; within a few months he started going bananas/happy   
   any time he knew I was entering the room.   
      
   He's a mama's boy, but if I call him, he leaves her immediately.   
      
   I'm only one-handed(functionally), so the usual methods of teaching a dog basic   
   commands don't exist for me, but he's so eager to please daddy, that I'm still   
   able to teach him stuff.  He sits instantly on command (95% of the time, the   
   other 5% we need to repeat it again, & more firmly)   
      
    >   It's like when life was slower and simpler...and you could leave your   
    > doors unlocked at night. Plus, a man's handshake was as good as a written   
    > contract...his word was his bond...not anymore.   
      
   It sto;; is.  My word is my bond, period, even if Iu accidentally said it or   
   agreed to something, I consiuder myself obliged until I've succeeded in it.   
      
    >   As the late Red Skelton quipped, "The first thing I do in the morning, is   
    > look at the obituaries. If I don't see my name there, then I make coffee   
    > for myself".    
      
   I like that one! I'm still too young to try using it, though. . . *LOL*   
      
   Your friend,   
      
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